Type-case.



I J. R. RANKIN.

TYPE CASE.

APPLICATION nun nu..9,190a.-

90-1,831. Patented 0015. 20, 1908.

JOHN R. RANKIN, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

TYPE-CASE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

Application filed March 9, 1908. Serial No. 420,039:

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known .that I, JoHN R. RANKIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Type-Cases; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

My invention relates to the art of printing,- and particularly to a typecase and stand therefor, and has for its object to provide a device ofthis class which is so constructed and arranged that the case willaccommodate several times the quantity of type as the usual style ofcase, and which will at the same time accommodate practically aninexhaustible supply of all the logotypes used.

A further object of my invention is to provide a type case whichoccupies little space and whici is extremely simple in construction andcheap and easy to manufacture.-

With these objects in view my invention consists in the novelconstruction of the case and in combination with the stand, all of whichwill be fully described and afterwards specifically pointed out in theappended claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a front elevation ofthe case. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsectional view throug 1 the case, and Fig. 4 is a side elevation showingcase in vertical position.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout theseveral figures in which:

1 indicates the type and logotype case, 2 the ca case and 3 the casestand.

As s own in Fig. 1 the case 1 is provided with the usual type boxes 4arranged in series one above the other, each type .box extendingrearwardly to form a type reservoir portion 5, While suitable partitions6 are provided for separating the boxes for the type and. logoty e.

The stand 3 w ich supports the cases 1 and 2 comprises two verticaluprights 7, two horizontal side pieces 8, two vertical forward supportsor legs 9 and a horizontal shelf 10 arranged on top of the verticaluprights 7.

11 indicates a shaft secured under the bot tom 12 of the case 1 by meansof a clip 13 on each side of the bottom 12 while a suitable bearing orbox 14 is provided on each of the side pieces 8 of the stand 3, saidbearings or boxes being arranged to receive the shaft 11 as shown inFigs. 2 and 4, and to support the type case 1 in the manner as clearlyshown.

On the forward portion of the stand 3 I provide a hinged support 15 forsupporting the type case 1 in operative position as shown in Fig. 2, andon each of the vertical uprights 7 I provide a stop 16 for limiting thedrop of the type case 1 as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

Referring now to Fig. 4 it will be seen that the type case 1 can beswung upward into a vertical osition pivoting on its shaft 11.

17 in icates the cover for the type case 1 which, as shown in Fig. 3, islined with a layer of canvas 18 or other suitable material, the up erand lower edges 19 and 20 being beveled for insertion under the strips21 on the top of the case 1 and to conform to the front piece 22 of thecase 1 as shown in Fig. '3.

When in position shown in Fig. 2, the cap case 2 rests in notches 23 inthe strips 21 and leans against the shelf 10. When, however, the typecase 1 is in position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 or as shown inFig. 4 the cap case 2 is pushed back upon the shelf 10 as shown in Fig.4.

Having thus described the several parts of my invention its operation isas follows: In

distributing the type and logotype, the same are drop ed into the typeand logotype boxes 4, and w e11 filled the case 1 is raised into 130-sition shown in Fig. 4 which operation allows the type and logotype todrop down into the reservoir portions 5. This 0 eration is repeateduntil the case is full. uring composition the type and logotype areremoved from the boxes in the usual manner, and when the boxes becomeempty the cover 17 is arranged on the caseas shown in Fig. 3; the capcase 2 is pushed back on the platform 10 and the hinged support 15 isswung forwardly allowing the type and logotype case 1 to drop down intoposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 striking against the sto s 16with a jar which throws the ty e and ogotype for- Ward filling up allthe oxes. The case is then raised into position shown in Fig. 2, thecover 17 removed and the cap case again placed in normal position andthe composition continued. This operation requires only a few seconds,and as it is required only three or four times a day the amount of timesaved is at once evident.

A case constructed in accordance with my invention will hold many timesthe amount of ty e as an ordinary case including all the usual logotypeswith and without spaces on each side, and as every type in the caseineluding logotypes can be picked u with equal facility with the type inthe usua cases, the increase in composition is readily apparent.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

A case for type, comprising a series of type boxes of a size sufficientto hold a number of type, said type boxes being provided withreservoir'portions for holding a large supply of type, a stand uponwhich the case is pivoted, a support for said case to hold same in itsnormal position, said case being ivoted on said stand in such mannerthat W en one or more of the type boxes become depleted the forwardportion of the case can be swung down to cause a number of the type inthe said reservoir ortions to fill the said type boxes, a remova 1ecover for said case arranged to be placed over the said type boxes toprevent the type from falling therefrom when the forward portion of thesaid case is swung down, the said case being pivoted in such manner thatthe forward portion thereof can be swung upward to cause the type insaid type boxes to pass into the said reservoir portions thereof.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN R. RANKIN. Witnesses:

C. M. FoR-REsT, C. HUGH DUFFY.

